Porcupine shrub

(Melicytus alpinus)

Description

Melicytus alpinus is a two-hearted plant species described first by Thomas Kirk and was now known as PJ Garnock-Jones. Melicytus alpinus is part of the genus Melicytus and the Achariaceae family No subspecies are listed in the Catalog of Life

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Plantae

Phylum:

Class: Magnoliopsida

Order:Malpighiales

Family:Violaceae

Genus:Melicytus

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